We The Women

While addressing reporters on women issues, UNIFEM’s Executive Director, Noeleen Heyzer declared to offer 3.5 million dollars grant to 17 countries in order to combat gender-based violence. She said that the grant would be used to support the implementation of a new law or policy through training by government institutions, the judiciary and law enforcement [...]

On 8 March 1908 female garments workers in USA took to the Manhattan streets protesting against gender discrimination demanding equal pay, better working conditions, childcare centers and right to vote. Since then, this day has been looked upon as one of the first mass protests by women right groups and after a hundred years, we [...]